{"id":13811,"date":"2021-09-20T09:23:03","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T08:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectglobal.tdwdev.co.uk\/?p=13811"},"modified":"2025-08-08T09:46:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T08:46:30","slug":"gender-inclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectglobal.tdwdev.co.uk\/?p=13811","title":{"rendered":"How Gender Inclusive is your Company?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13811\" class=\"elementor elementor-13811\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93e62c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"93e62c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-968b730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"968b730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #0f2e4f;\"><strong>3 Tell Tale Signs of Unintentional Gender Bias<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-008e900 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"008e900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a sector where women are underrepresented, it\u2019s no secret that exclusion has hindered gender equality in tech. A lack of female applicants and increasing numbers of women leaving tech has contributed to the staff shortages that we see today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research has shown a disconnect between leadership awareness of gender biases, and women\u2019s experiences in the workplace. But as a leader, how do you know if your company is excluding women? Here are 3 tell tale signs that your company culture is excluding women, even if you don\u2019t realise it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a674068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a674068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. How many women are on your leadership team? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02ce6d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02ce6d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Next time you\u2019re in a leadership meeting or a board meeting, count the number of women vs men in the room. Do your female staff or job applicants have females to look up to? to aspire to? to admire? Can they see career progression opportunities in your company?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3539af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3539af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. How many women are coming back after maternity leave?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41aedb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41aedb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If the answer is not many, perhaps it\u2019s time to take a look at your HR policies. If someone is away for a while, will they come back to find themselves on catch-up? To find their counterparts up-skilled and promoted? Are you providing a structured system to enable them to fill any skills gaps? To catch up on training or experiences they have missed? Even promotion opportunities? And do your working practices support a reasonable work\/life balance for new parents?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecbdd1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ecbdd1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3.How many women are putting themselves forward for promotion? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f85c39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f85c39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Research has shown that if a staff member puts themselves forward for promotion, a female counterpart is less likely to put themselves forward for the same promotion. Additionally, internal referral systems for promotion allow for unintentional bias in the workplace. Favouring \u2018people like me\u2019 is an easy trap for any manager to fall into and is a sure way to prevent diversity in the leadership team.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51cfca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51cfca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the above signs are present in your organisation, it\u2019s worth having a look at the reason for this. We are holding a webinar on women in technology, it covers everything from recruitment, to retention, and promotion. If you\u2019d like to attend you can sign up\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/how-do-we-get-more-women-in-tech-practical-steps-for-leaders-tickets-163971387835?utm-campaign=social&amp;utm-content=attendeeshare&amp;utm-medium=discovery&amp;utm-term=listing&amp;utm-source=cp&amp;aff=escb\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3 Tell Tale Signs of Unintentional Gender Bias In a sector where women are underrepresented, it\u2019s no secret that exclusion 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